The address bar question

In Firefox 3.6 when I need to type the name of a like CNN, Youtube or Yahoo Web page in the address bar it automatically would take me to this Web site. Today, I decided to try Firefox 4 RC1 a few days before the official release, and without changing other settings of my, now when I go into CNN without the ".com" after, I go to Google for CNN search page instead of the CNN website.

I checked subject: config and browser.fixup.alternate.enabled is set to true.

The change between Firefox 3.6. * and Firefox 4 is how the location bar search. In Firefox 3.6, it uses Google search "search by name". With innovation by the name search, it performs a search on Google and if there is a clear match he will take you on the site, otherwise, it shows the Google search result. With Firefox 4 it performs just a search on Google, if you type in something that is not recognized as a URL.

To get the behavior of Firefox 3.6 on Firefox 4, you must change a hidden preference.

  1. Type of topic: config in the address bar and press on enter
  2. Accept the warning message that appears, you will be taken to a list of preferences
  3. Locate the preference keyword. URL, double-click it and change its value on the link below

http://www.Google.com/search?ie=UTF-8 & oe = UTF - 8 & SourceId = navclient & gfns = 1 & q =

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